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Schools in Willow Springs · Willow Springs School District 108, Argo Community High School District 217

Willow Springs’s public schools outscore 86% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Willow Springs’s districts is 42%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Willow Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#109of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.4K
▲ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lyons Township High School District 204
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
6,403 students on the public path
In brief

Willow Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1003 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Willow Springs’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 42% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Willow Springs School District 108 spends $20,951 per student and Argo Community High School District 217 $26,897, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Willow Springs’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 86% of Illinois school districts, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1003)Better than 92%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,200 test results and a graduating class of 961 could put Willow Springs anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Willow Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,204 in math, 2,196 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Willow Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Parts of Willow Springs (17%, 11%, 11% and 4% of its land) are served by Consolidated High School District 230, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, Lemont Township High School District 210 and LaGrange School District 105 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Willow Springs

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Willow Springs School District 108Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 414 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,951IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Argo Community High School District 217Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,817 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,897IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Lyons Township High School District 204Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 3,706 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,424IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Pleasantdale School District 107Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 818 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,159IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Willow Springs School District 10830%
State average 29.9% · 232 students tested
Math · PK–8, Willow Springs School District 10817%
State average 25.8% · 171 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Argo Community High School District 21717%
State average 29.9% · 474 students tested
Math · 9–12, Argo Community High School District 21720%
State average 25.8% · 458 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Lyons Township High School District 20449%
State average 29.9% · 966 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lyons Township High School District 20449%
State average 25.8% · 1059 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Pleasantdale School District 10759%
State average 29.9% · 524 students tested
Math · PK–8, Pleasantdale School District 10757%
State average 25.8% · 516 students tested

Willow Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Willow Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Willow SpringsAWillow Springs School District 108 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12
Burr RidgeAGower School District 62 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
HodgkinsALaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12
LemontA−Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Lemont Township High School District 210 9–12
Downers GroveADowners Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12
JusticeB−Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12
PalosAPalos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Willow Springs School District 108 PK–8
LyonsA−Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Lyons Township High School District 204 with Willow Springs for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Willow Springs

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Willow Springsin other towns
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · La Grange
A+
466 students12:1Rate it →
Willow Springs Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
414 students12:1Rate it →
Lyons Twp High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · La Grange
A
3,706 students14:1Rate it →
Argo Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Summit
B−
1,817 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Willow Springs’s schools

Are Willow Springs’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Willow Springs children attend outscore 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Willow Springs in?

Willow Springs School District 108, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 414 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Willow Springs are served by Consolidated High School District 230, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, Lemont Township High School District 210 and LaGrange School District 105.

Where do Willow Springs kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Lyons Twp High Sch and Argo Community High School.

What is Willow Springs’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Lyons Township High School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Willow Springs spend per student?

$20,951 in Willow Springs School District 108, $26,897 in Argo Community High School District 217, $27,424 in Lyons Township High School District 204 and $23,159 in Pleasantdale School District 107 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.